this is bbc news. the headlines at apm: the united states have carried out an air strike in the afghan capital of kabul. the strike targeted a vehicle linked to islamic state. 20 years after being sent in the last british troops have left afghanistan, the evacuation in the wake of the taliban taking charge is over. the effort has been frankly truly humbling to see the hours worked, the exhaustion painted on people's faces, so we tried our best. this is the scene in new orleans — as the us braces itself for the �*extremely dangerous�* hurricane ida. dilemma for doctors — a severe shortage of test tubes in the uk means patients needing urgent blood tests could face delays.

great britain claims a historic first paralympic medal in wheelchair rugby, after storming to gold with a superb win over three—time champions the united states. the united states have carried out an air strike in the afghan capital of kabul. a missile launched from a drone — targeted a suicide bomber in a vehicle — who was aiming to carry out an attack at kabul airport. these are the latest pictures we have from the afghan capital. speaking to the bbc�*s us partner network cbs news — a military official said "we are confident we hit "the target we were aiming for." we'll bring you more on that in moment —

but here are today's other developments. it comes as the prime minister marks the end of britain�*s 20—year the end of britain's 20—year military campaign in afghanstan — called the efforts by the armed forces "heroic" and said the uk departure from afghanistan was "the culmination of a mission unlike anything we've "seen in our lifetimes". the last flights have begun arriving at raf brize norton with military personnel and diplomatic staff — as the largest evacuation of its kind since the second world war draws to a close. more than 15,000 people have been airlifted out of afghanistan by the uk in the past fornight. but hundreds of afghans eligible for relocation, and uk nationals, have been left behind. us presidentjoe biden is en—route to dover air force base to receive ——in delaware to receive the bodies of us service members killed in afghanistan. the united states national security adviser, jake sullivan,

has said "relevant terrorist groups" in afghanistan do not possess advanced ability to plot attacks abroad. the first of our reports comes from our political correspondent, jessica parker. landing back in the uk, one of the last british planes to leave kabul. these troops widely praised. they helped evacuate more than 15,000 people. that as the taliban took over. borisjohnson says the government will engage alongside allies with the regime the uk helped topple 20 years ago, in a statement released by downing street this morning. if the new regime in kabul wants diplomatic recognition or to unlock the billions that are currently frozen, they will have to ensure safe passage for those who wish to leave the country, to respect the rights of women and girls, to prevent afghanistan from again becoming an incubator for global terror. thousands got out, british nationals and afghans who worked with the uk. but hundreds have been left behind,

some say many more. i don't think there is a single person deployed forward, whether the thousand or so in kabul or the many hundreds of others drawn across from her majesty's government in the middle east or back here who could have given more in the last two and two and half weeks. the effort has been frankly truly humbling to see the hours worked, the exhaustion painted on people's faces. we tried our best. we have absolutely tried our best. government sources insist they are ramping up efforts to try and establish safe routes out via border countries such as pakistan. the journey ahead looks complicated. when i spoke to officials from the pakistani government in the last couple of days, there was an element of pessimism about how much pakistan is going to be able to do. they have 3 million afghan refugees already in the country.

it was 2001 in the aftermath of 9/11 that british troops arrived as part of a us led mission. a57 uk personnel lost their lives. not in vain says borisjohnson. 20 years on, a hasty withdrawl and claims that has damaged britain's standing in the world. because we got this so wrong, if when we go to another country to intervene, the people who work with us, the local civilians work with us, what confidence will they have that we will stand by them? 0ur words might seem quite empty now. that is a tragedy and we are going to have to work really hard in the world to restore our reputation so people will trust us and work with us in the future. disembarking at brize norton in 0xfordshire, the british ambassador to afghanistan. there is no embassy there any more. he will soon head up operations out of qatar. this is history but not as many

would have wanted it. jessica parker, bbc news. earlier, i asked jessica about how the government is planning to get those left behind in afghanistan out. we don't know exactly how many people are left in afghanistan. for example, afghans who worked with the british authorities over the last two decades, the government estimates have put those on the high hundreds. somewhere between 800 and 1,100. the labour party saying they think we figure as high higher. in terms of how they get out, the airport is no longer a possibility. the last british plane has left. the americans will leave very soon. government sources telling me they are working hard to build those relationships, have those conversations with border countries like pakistan, for example, to try and get people through the land borders. 0bviously that is fraught with difficulty. will people have the right paperwork? will they be able to get through taliban checkpoints? what processing centres will be

in place for those people? lisa nandy, labour shadow foreign secretary, was saying in conversation she has been having with pakistani officials, the mood music has been rather negative. i think we will have to see how it pans out over the coming weeks and months. i don't think anyone is pretending it is going to be easy to get these people out. speaking of conversation, what about conversations with the taliban? the us national security adviser doing an interview with cbs news today saying that the taliban have communicated privately and publicly with the us that they will allow for safe passage of americans and others wishing to leave afghanistan. what sort of contacts have been developed between the uk and the taliban to that end, to get more people out? what seems to be the message is that there will be engagement with the taliban but it will be conditional, as we were just hearing from the prime minister, conditional on things like the situation with women and girls, whether their rights are upheld,

conditional in terms of what money is provided to afghanistan in terms of humanitarian aid as well. they want to make sure that gets through. borisjohnson is trying to ensure there is leveraged to ensure there is leverage there by international authorities and international partners. realistically, our influence of course is diminished there. so, i think again that looks pretty difficult. but it is interesting to hear that those conversations have been going on with us. as well, though, i think for dominic raab, the foreign secretary, he will want to show he is getting some sort of grip on the situation. as some in his own party have accused him of being asleep at the wheel he is in front of the select committee on wednesday before parliament official returns, these questions remain, how much cooperation with the taliban, these sorts of things are going to be put to the foreign secretary later this week. 0k, jessica, thank you very much. flights bringing british troops and officials out of afhanistan have been arriving

back at raf brize norton today. our correspondent, simonjones, is there. if you wanted a clear sign that the british operation in afghanistan was now over that came this morning here at raf brize norton, just before 8:30am, a plane landed carrying around 250 military personnel and diplomatic staff. 0ne around 250 military personnel and diplomatic staff. one thing that was very striking was there was no sense of celebration, there was no sense of celebration, there was no sense of a successful end of mission. it was a rather sombre mood summed up by the uk ambassador to afghanistan who came off the plane, he spoke on the tarmac, saying the operation over the last couple of weeks to get around 15,000 people out of afghanistan, british citizens and afghans who had worked alongside british troops had been intense and extraordinary. he was very clear to

say that the uk will not forget the afghan people who have been left behind and the number who did have permission and did qualify to come here but have not been able to get to the uk. he also stressed that the taliban would need to make sure safe passage was available for those people to be able to get out of the country if they were to have any kind of constructive relationship with britain in the future. we are expecting more flights to land here later on today and perhaps in the coming days as well because there are still a number of british troops and diplomatic staff in the region. they have now completely left afghanistan so that's part of the mission is over. the government are keen to stress it is talking about this phase two of trying to get more people out of the country who qualify to come here but it is not at all clear how that will happen. simonjones at raf brize norton, thank you very much.

live now to our correspondent in washington, nomia iqbal. let's get more of that news of an air strike in let's get more of that news of an airstrike in kabula let's get more of that news of an air strike in kabul a little earlier. , ,, earlier. yes, the us has confirmed they carried _ earlier. yes, the us has confirmed they carried out _ earlier. yes, the us has confirmed they carried out an _ earlier. yes, the us has confirmed they carried out an air _ earlier. yes, the us has confirmed they carried out an air strike - earlier. yes, the us has confirmed they carried out an air strike on . earlier. yes, the us has confirmed they carried out an air strike on a i they carried out an air strike on a vehicle in couple and they it was to eliminate the threat of isis k and a threat on the airport. i have a statement from the central command. they describe it as a self—defence, unmanned, overthe they describe it as a self—defence, unmanned, over the horizon air strike, so a drone strike, they say they are confident they successfully hit the target and they are checking to see if there were any civilian casualties but they say there are no evidence of that at the moment. we don't know if that is based on what

they said yesterday when i said isis k could strike in the next 2a to 48 hours. k could strike in the next 24 to 48 hours. they say they will remain vigilant in the future. they underline how seriously america is taking this and they say that isis k poses a real threat as they wind up their mission. the poses a real threat as they wind up their mission.— their mission. the bodies of 13 servicemen — their mission. the bodies of 13 servicemen killed _ their mission. the bodies of 13 servicemen killed in _ their mission. the bodies of 13 servicemen killed in attack - their mission. the bodies of 13 servicemen killed in attack are returned home to the united states today. returned home to the united states toda . ., , , , returned home to the united states toda . . , , , ., today. that is right. this is going today. that is right. this is going to be a very _ today. that is right. this is going to be a very difficult _ today. that is right. this is going to be a very difficult day - to be a very difficult day for president biden because this is not what he wanted, he did not want to see american troops return home in coffins. later on at around noon eastern time, there will be the transfer, the official process in which falling troops are honoured and it will take place in delaware

around two hours from dc, joe biden�*s home states, and he will be with his wife the first lady. we understand he will meet the families of the 13 servicemembers that died and were hearing a lot more about the 13 of them. nearly all of them were in their early 20s. all of them were in their early 20s. all of them were children when 9/11 happened in 2001 and it triggered the war in afghanistan. they went there to fight but they were there to help and many of the families have put up photos on instagram about how much they love their jobs. photos on instagram about how much they love theirjobs. but this is a gut punch to mr biden. he wanted out of afghanistan and today will be very difficult because this is the first time he will oversee a dignified transfer since becoming president. dignified transfer since becoming resident. ., ~ , ., dignified transfer since becoming resident. ., ~' , ., , . earlier i spoke tojon white, fomer royal marines 0fficer who served in afghanistan. it was while on patrol with 40 commando that he stepped on an ied

resulting in the loss of three of his limbs. jon is now a motivational speaker. there will have been a huge sense of vulnerability for them out there. not a huge amount of protection, relatively small forces, and clearly a big target, while trying to do a really difficult administrative job as well in terms of processing people to get out of there. so yeah, an incredibly difficult task and i'm sure there is a huge sense of relief for the majority of them having landed back in the uk this morning. i'm sure many of them, i was looking at photographs last night on the front pages, of troops on military planes preparing to leave and just looking at all those faces and expressions, wondering what was going through their minds. we heard from the vice admiral sir ben kay he was very nervous to say

that the evacuation was a success until all the allies had left. i'm sure that is going to be uppermost in many of the troops' minds, including thoughts about those people who they weren't able to get out. yeah, it is such a difficult situation. certainly in the last couple of weeks i have spoken to two different friends who were both trying to sponsor and help get afghans out of there. one of them were successful in getting a former aide from when she worked in the un out there in the un out of there with that aide's family and 20 afghan women but watching her, i happened to be away with her for a few days, and watching her go through the process of stress and constantly getting updates and not knowing what was going on and eventually that sense of relief. unfortunately i was talking

to another friend yesterday who was trying to sponsor a couple of afghan army officers to try and get them out and it looks like he hasn't been successful in doing that. very difficult for him to come round to the idea that he couldn't, if you like, save them and at least one of those officers who had had death threats given to him already. so how do you call this a success? how do you measure success? it's a very difficult thing and i think we need to be slightly realistic in that. everyone has done the best they can and they will have done a lot of good. but we can't save everyone and that is difficult to get your head around. the headlines on bbc news...

the united states have carried out an air strike in the afghan capital of kabul. the strike targeted a vehicle linked to islamic state. british troops have left afghanistan — two decades after being sent there in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. forecasters warn a storm approaching louisiana could be more powerful than hurricane katrina which devastated new orleans 16 years ago. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. good afternoon. great britain have added seven gold medals to their tally on day five of the paralympic games in tokyo — including an historic wheelchair rugby victory, and yet another title on the athletics track for hannah cockroft. jim lumsden has this report. yet another gold and another world record for hannah cockroft. she said the new best time in the hundred metres back in may and shave more off it in tokyo today to win a third consecutive paralympic title. she

finished three lengths ahead to fellow briton who finished in silver. next up is the 800 metres which she describes as her comfort event. there was success for lauren steadman in the triathlon, ending a stunning 45 seconds ahead of silva. and the men's race also brought a silver. there has been to rubbing golds in the mixed double sculls and paralympics gb also trying in the mixed coxed fours. they finished over 11 seconds of their closest challengers. great britain had never won a medal in the wheelchair rugby. today they saw of the united states in a thrilling final by 54 points to 49. the victory made all the sweeter because the americans had beaten them in the pool stage. in the

—— in the under 100 kilosjudo there was another medal. and britain has something of a monopoly in the dressage, winning the team event every time since 1996. that record persisted with yet another gold. tottenham are the early leaders in the premier league — they're the only side with a 100% winning record, after beating watford this afternoon. it's just the second time in the last 12 seasons they've won their first three league games. nuno espirito santo's side a yet to concede a goal too. they won 1—0 today, thanks to son heung—min�*s free kick in the first half. harry kane made his first premier league start today. spurs lead the way, on 9 points, going into the international break. it isa it is a perfect start. we should enjoy this moment. we go to the

international break and then we will come back with a strong energy and positive energy and that is what we need. we started really well for the three games but that is not all. we have a long season to go and we have to prepare well for the coming season. burnley had to settle for a point after conceding a late goal at home to leeds. chris wood put the hosts ahead in the second half. they looked set to claim all three points before patrick bamford snatched the equaliser for leeds to leave the final score 1—1. manchester united are about to kick off at wolves. in scotland, rangers have now made it seven derbies without defeat after beating celtic at ibrox this morning. filip helander scored the only goal of the game in the first old firm match in front of fans since 2019. nesta mcgregor was watching. a lunchtime kick—off at ibrox of all the key ingredients. two teams in

rangers and celtic, 130 years of footballing rivalry and 50,000 or so loud and passionate fans. mix together well and keep a close watch. it has been known to boil overin watch. it has been known to boil over in a flash. the first decent chance fell to celtic but striker eduoard missed it. brian kent brushed the post for the champions but the key moment was served up just after the hour mark. thumping header from just after the hour mark. thumping headerfrom central just after the hour mark. thumping header from central defender philip helen. rangers without their manager stephen gerard because of the covid outbreak held onto all three points in a game that never fails to whet the footballing appetite. two other games in scotland to tell you about — both in the second half.

aberdeen 0—1 ross county. county could stop aberdeen from going joint top. and st mirren 0—0 against stjohnstone. fabio quartararo has extended his lead at the top of the motogp standings by winning the british grand prix. there was drama from the start with six time champion marc marquez taking out his fellow spaniard jorge martin on the opening lap at silverstone. frenchman quartararo took the lead from pole sitter pol espargaro with 16 laps left and held on to take the victory. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. forecasters in the united states have upgraded hurricane ida to a category four storm. it's on course to hit new orleans with winds of more than 150 miles an hour. tens of thousands of people are leaving the area. joining me now is darren bett

from the bbc weather centre. when is hurricane ida expected to make land all? hot when is hurricane ida expected to make land all?— when is hurricane ida expected to make land all? not long to go now. it was 50 kilometres _ make land all? not long to go now. it was 50 kilometres south - make land all? not long to go now. it was 50 kilometres south of - make land all? not long to go now. it was 50 kilometres south of the l it was 50 kilometres south of the mississippi river and it is moving north. the outer bands of rain has already arrived. i want to show the satellite picture here and what you need to take from this is just how well developed the hurricane ears. since it left kuwait is moved over very warm waters and picked up intensity. they sent a plane through it earlier today to see how strong the winds were and they said it increased to 215 miles an hour, that sort of order, that is a category four hurricane, a dangerous hurricane. you can see the dry spot in the middle, the eye, and we try and work out where the eye will hit when it makes land full. we are

making the forecast able land across the south—east of louisiana. the bright colours is the centre of the rainfall which will then move inland. a few things we need to take note of here, these are the main headlines. we have landfall during the afternoon, sunday afternoon local time, so a few hours away. it is expected to be a category for so stronger than katrina was on landfall. the storm surge is the most worrying element of this. you have sustained winds but the storm surge could be four metres above sea level. if it coincides with high tide that makes it even more dangerous. it is the north—eastern quadrant of the storm that you really need to watch. if you think about the wind rotating around the hurricane, pushing a wall of water on the track that hurricane, where

you have landfall it is areas to the east of landfall which includes mississippi which will see the largest storm surge. £31 mississippi which will see the largest storm surge. of course that is a hue largest storm surge. of course that is a huge concern. _ largest storm surge. of course that is a huge concern. people - largest storm surge. of course that. is a huge concern. people remember 16 years ago today in fact with katrina and the devastation in new orleans. there was a big issue with 0rleans. there was a big issue with the levees and the wall is designed to protect the city from storm surges and flooding. they really didn't work because 80% of the city was flooded with hundreds of lives lost. the big question is will the improved levy system hold up to it? they have been strengthened but we will wait and see. this is a huge amount of water height of water that will be hitting those levees and moving inland because it is a low—lying area, of course. but also look at the rainfall, more than half a metre of rain at the same time of that storm surge. that rain will last. quite some time as the system moves inland.

last. quite some time as the system moves inland-— last. quite some time as the system moves inland. very dangerous recipe, as ou moves inland. very dangerous recipe, as you sav- — moves inland. very dangerous recipe, as you sav- it — moves inland. very dangerous recipe, as you say- it has _ moves inland. very dangerous recipe, as you say. it has intensified - as you say. it has intensified rapidly as it to land. to what extent is climate change making hurricane stronger and making them more frequent? thea;a hurricane stronger and making them more frequent?— more frequent? they have been lots of studies on — more frequent? they have been lots of studies on that. _ more frequent? they have been lots of studies on that. we _ more frequent? they have been lots of studies on that. we are _ more frequent? they have been lots of studies on that. we are uncertain | of studies on that. we are uncertain if there will be more hurricanes because of climate change. scientists they will be stronger. you may not have more hurricanes but you will have stronger hurricanes because if you think about it they are moving over warm waters and picking up energy from the warm water and the airjust above that so there is more energy going into the storms because they're travelling over warm waters for longer so they can pick up more energy and potentially become much stronger. so it is likely they will be stronger, doesn't mean they were all hit land but stronger hurricanes not necessarily more hurricanes. darren, thank ou necessarily more hurricanes. darren, thank you for— necessarily more hurricanes. darren, thank you for taking _ necessarily more hurricanes. darren, thank you for taking us _ necessarily more hurricanes. darren, thank you for taking us through - necessarily more hurricanes. darren, thank you for taking us through that l thank you for taking us through that and we will keep a very close watch

on that situation as it develops throughout the rest of the day. a shortage of test tubes means gps are having to make difficult choices about who gets blood tests — the british medical association has warned. the bma said shortages across hospitals and gp surgeries were "severe" and if the nhs did not reduce usage in the coming days — even the most clinically important tests may be at risk. kathryn stanczyszyn reports. more than 12 million blood tests are carried out in england each week but now nhs england has admitted there is a serious shortage of the test tubes used in the process. a shortage that is likely to get worse over the next month. it is down to a major supplier of the vials, becton dickinson, experiencing what it says are serious supply chain issues due to increased demand and transportation and border challenges. patients in england and wales have been receiving text messages like this from their gp surgeries, stating that new nhs advice means clinically urgent blood tests will continue but others could be rescheduled.

the sort of testing put on hold is likely to be in areas like fertility, allergies and prediabetes. but some clinicians say the guidance is vague and it is not always easy to decide what's essential. they're calling for more information from government. there will be some patients who absolutely must have blood tests and i have got to make that decision and choice and seek understanding from patients who perhaps could wait a bit longer. but i'll tell you this much, the lack of clarity in terms of how long this might go on for, what volumes we are dealing with, what small numbers we are dealing with in terms of the tubes available, how quickly we are going to go short — all of that is unknown. the department of health and social care says it is working flat out with their supplier to make sure there is minimal impact on patient care. but the nhs has been warned, the issues could continue for a significant period of time.

kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there, fine day today across wales and the south—west where we have seen the lion's share of sunshine. we will see the cloud coming back in with the breeze off the north sea. some clear skies for longer in the wales and the south—west row could be a little chilly in the cloud will lower in northern england and into scotland. it could be a bit misty and damp and grey across the south—east of scotland and north—east england throughout monday. elsewhere there is a lot of cloud, the best of the sunshine towards west wales, sout—west england and developing in central areas of scotland. in the sunshine temperatures getting into the low 20s. it will be calling north—eastern areas where it is a bit grey. —— cooler. heading into tuesday and pretty much more of the same really. cloud for many parts of the country.

the wind stronger around eastern and southern parts of the country. the best of any sanction out towards the west with top damages of 20 celsius. hello this is bbc news with annita mcveigh. the headlines... the united states has carried out an airstrike in the afghan capital kabul. the strike targetted a vehicle linked to islamic state. twenty years after being sent in, the last british troops have left afghanistan — the evacuation in the wake of the taliban taking charge is over. the effort has been frankly truly humbling to see the hours worked, you know, the exhaustion painted on people's faces. so we tried our best. forecasters warn a storm approaching louisiana could be more powerful than hurricane katrina which devastated new orleans 16 years ago. dilemma for doctors — a severe shortage of test tubes in the uk means patients needing urgent blood tests could face delays. great britain claims a historic first paralympic medal

in wheelchair rugby, after storming to gold with a superb win over three—time champions the united states.